Venustatrochus georgianus
| Venustatrochus georgianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Venustatrochus |
| Species: | V. georgianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Venustatrochus georgianus A. W. B. Powell, 1951
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Venustatrochus georgianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 40 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands at depths between 108 m and 144 m.
References
[edit]- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Venustatrochus georgianus A. W. B. Powell, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533596 on 2012-12-07
- Powell, A. W. B. 1951. Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports 26: 47–196, pls. 5–10.
- Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
External links
[edit]- Antarctic Invertebrates
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Venustatrochus georgianus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.